Shortly before the last General Election, the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced a manifesto. Here is the latest in our series of posts looking at how the Coalition Government has performed in relation to our recommendations. The full TaxPayers' Alliance manifesto can be found here. Click here to see the full series of posts. Read more...
Despite pressure from the Department for Local Government, councils seem determined to increase the burden on taxpayers. According to research by the Local Government Chronicle, three quarters of county councils want to ratcheting up those bills. Read more...
Nigel Farage has said that it is inevitable that we will have to move towards insurance-based models of healthcare in the future. Cue outrage: as we know, the NHS is often described as the closest thing Britain has to a religion. Indeed, the reaction by some of the media to... Read more...
Shortly before the last General Election, the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced a manifesto. Here is the latest in our series of posts looking at how the Coalition Government has performed in relation to our recommendations. The full TaxPayers' Alliance manifesto can be found here. Click here to see the full series of posts. Read more...
“A grubby little compromise” is what Andy Silvester, our Campaign Director, branded the recall Bill that is currently passing through the House of Lords. Read more...
Shortly before the last General Election, the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced a manifesto. Here is the latest in our series of posts looking at how the Coalition Government has performed in relation to our recommendations. The full TaxPayers' Alliance manifesto can be found here. Click here to see the full series of posts. Read more...
Shortly before the last General Election, the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced a manifesto. Here is the latest in our series of posts looking at how the Coalition Government has performed in relation to our recommendations. The full TaxPayers' Alliance manifesto can be found here. Click here to see the full series of posts. Read more...
HS2 has - yet again - been criticised for being too expensive. The latest in a long line of bodies to criticise the dubious flagship transport policy is the Public Accounts Committee who are ‘sceptical’ about the project’s capacity to deliver value for money. Read more...
Shortly before the last General Election, the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced a manifesto. Here is the latest in our series of posts looking at how the Coalition Government has performed in relation to our recommendations. The full TaxPayers' Alliance manifesto can be found here. Click here to see the full series of posts. Read more...
You couldn’t make it up if you tried. Read more...
Shortly before the last General Election, the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced a manifesto. Here is the latest in our series of posts looking at how the Coalition Government has performed in relation to our recommendations. The full TaxPayers' Alliance manifesto can be found here.Click here to see the full series of posts. Read more...
Our Research Director Alex Wild shares comment pages in The Times with David Cameron and Barack Obama today. Read more...
Shortly before the last General Election, the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced a manifesto. Here is the latest in our series of posts looking at how the Coalition Government has performed in relation to our recommendations. The full TaxPayers' Alliance manifesto can be found here. Click here to see the full series of posts. Read more...
Essex Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Nick Alston, has suggested raising Council Tax in order to provide further funding for the local police force. Essex residents have understandably been disappointed in their elected official’s plans and the TPA is in wholehearted agreement. Read more...
Shortly before the last General Election, the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced a manifesto. Here is the latest in our series of posts looking at how the Coalition Government has performed in relation to our recommendations. The full TaxPayers' Alliance manifesto can be found here. Click here to see the full series of posts. Read more...
Upon entering office, Osborne repealed the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2010 which set a number of sensible deficit reduction targets. Let’s assess Osborne’s performance in meeting the targets set by the last government using figures from the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) – the organisation created in the legislation that repealed... Read more...
Politicians won't stop talking about "balancing the books" - but not all of them seem to be quite sure how to do it, or indeed, what books they're supposed to be balancing. We've given them a hand. Read more...
Shortly before the last General Election, the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced a manifesto. Here is the latest in our series of posts looking at how the Coalition Government has performed in relation to our recommendations. The full TaxPayers' Alliance manifesto can be found here.Click here to see the full series of posts. Read more...
Shortly before the last General Election, the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced a manifesto. Here is the latest in our series of posts looking at how the Coalition Government has performed in relation to our recommendations. The full TaxPayers' Alliance manifesto can be found here. Click here to see the full series of posts. Read more...
Shortly before the last General Election, the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced a manifesto. Here is the latest in our series of posts looking at how the Coalition Government has performed in relation to our recommendations. The full TaxPayers' Alliance manifesto can be found here.Click here to see the full series of posts. Read more...
Earlier this week, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report makes quite a few recommendations concerning the publication of the Whole Government Accounts (WGA). These accounts are very important for Parliamentary and public scrutiny as it details how national and local government and quangos manage their finances. It is worth reiterating... Read more...
Shortly before the last General Election, the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced a manifesto. Here is the latest in our series of posts looking at how the Coalition Government has performed in relation to our recommendations. The full TaxPayers' Alliance manifesto can be found here. Click here to see the full series of posts. George Osborne announced... Read more...
The NHS is in the news - with the papers undecided about who to blame for delays at Accident and Emergency departments across the UK. Politicians are sure, however; it's the other politicians. Read more...
It always feels as if Council Tax is going up, and research from the Local Government Association out today shows that is the poorest families that will be hit the hardest if the bill goes up again. It’s alleged that more than two million families will see their bills rise, low income households... Read more...